| When it comes to hiring a skip there are many things | | | | assume that you can just go ahead and place a skip |
| that you need to bear in mind. Not only do you have | | | | wherever you want you could end up getting a |
| to consider the size, your budget, what you are | | | | knock on the door from council representatives to |
| going to put in it, but you will also need to ascertain | | | | have it removed. |
| whether you need council permission to leave it. | | | | This could result in a fine and an embarrassing call to |
| As the person hiring the skip it will be your | | | | the skip hire firm to come and pick it up. That is |
| responsibility to contact your local authority to find | | | | about as counterproductive and unnecessary as you |
| out any restrictions on where it can be used. This will | | | | can get. It canal be avoided by just seeking |
| be particularly true if you intend to place a skip on a | | | | clarification from the local authority in the first |
| public road, pathway or other land that is not your | | | | instance. |
| own. In any instance such as this, long before actually | | | | Even if you have the slightest doubts you should look |
| going to the hire firm, you should be looking to get | | | | to query it. Obviously if the skip is going to be |
| advice on where it can be situated and obtaining any | | | | positioned on your own land then you should |
| relevant permits. | | | | reasonably expect that there would be no legal |
| The hire company themselves will often ensure that | | | | issues surrounding it; but wherever you are intending |
| you have any relevant documentation before leaving | | | | to situate it in public you should enquire. |
| their skip anywhere that could pose an issue. After | | | | It might well be that it isn't so much the skip's bulk |
| all, it is their property. If they have any doubts or are | | | | that will concern the council but its contents. If this is |
| concerned about having the skip left in a particular | | | | an issue you might be required to provide adequate |
| location they may refuse to deliver. | | | | assurances that there will be nothing within the skip |
| For this reason it is imperative that you seek any | | | | that will harmful or that could attract vermin. In |
| information and permits as early as possible. For | | | | densely populated areas this is likely to be more of a |
| example, you don't want to have dug up your entire | | | | concern, particularly where there are inquisitive |
| garden or done some minor demolition work only to | | | | children. |
| find that you can't actually get a skip when and | | | | If you are dealing with hazardous goods, the council |
| where you thought. That would, without deliberately | | | | might seek assurances that the container will be |
| stating the obvious, be far from ideal. | | | | adequately covered or secured when not in use. |
| Local authorities will tend to be reasonably responsive | | | | Not all local authorities will require that you have a |
| when it comes to waste management. As long as | | | | permit, but there are many instances where one will |
| you have a reasonable justification and have | | | | be required. So if you are considering hiring a skip, it |
| consulted neighbours about your intentions they will | | | | would be a good idea to get in touch with your local |
| normally be more than happy to provide the suitable | | | | council first to ensure that you won't be contravening |
| permit. | | | | any rules and, if necessary, get the required permit. |
| You can't take it for granted though. If you simply | | | | |